Quick automatic escape



March 15, 1932. D. E. QUICK QUICK AUTOMATIC ESCAPE Filed Feb. 25, 1930gum/"tow- D/w/a E QUICK, H @51 /KAMAM-Lfl Patented Mar. 15, 1932 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFI DANIEL IE. QUICK, OF 'IAF'I, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR OFONE-THIRD TO DANIEL LOUIS QUICK, 0NE-THIRD 'I'O CARROL ARMSTRONG QUICK,AND ONE-SIXTH T0 NORA B.

QUICK, OF TAFT, CALIFORNIA QUICK AUTOMATIC ESCAPE Application filedFebruary 25, 1930. Serial No. 431,266..

This invention relates to an escape device for use upon oil wellderricks. It has for its object to provide a simple and eflicient meansthrough the medium of which a man trapped upon the derrick, either bythe gush of oil, when a well blows in, and which oil may or may notcatch fire, or by fire from any other sources, may easily and quicklyescape.

The device of the present invention not only conducts the man safelytothe ground, but conducts him in a lateral direction, away from thederrick, and out of the range of the fire or oil.

The Figs. 1 and 2, shown in the accompanying drawings, are diagrammaticviews illustrating the position of the parts before and after use,respectively.

In the drawings, 5 designates an oil well derrick, and 6 the usual guywires, by which the derrick is secured against overturning, under theinfluence of high winds, or otherwise. I utilize these guy wires as thetrackways for the escape device, hereinafter referred to as the fireescape, though it is to be understood that it has for its object to enable a man to escape quickly from any danger which develops upon thederrick. Disposed upon one of the guy wires 6 is a travelling trolley orpulley 7, which carries a weight box 8. A cable 9, attached to thistrol-' ley, passes over a fixed pulley 10, at the head or upper portionof the derrick. The op 0- site end of the cable 9 is attached to thehanger of a trolley 11, that is mounted to travel upon the opposed guywire 6 A relatively short cable, depending from the trolley 11, andindicated at 12, carries a plurality of rings 13, that are adapted to beengaged by a suitable snap hook (not shown) upon the life belt of theworkman on the tower. These towers usually comprise a plurality ofplatforms, indicated at 1 1-1 12 and it will be observed that the rings13 hang in such manner as to be easily accessible to a man on any of theplatforms. A third cable 15 is attached to the trolley 11, and assesover a pulley 16, then over a pulley 1 and carries at its free end anauxiliary weight 18. When confronted by danger, the Workman snaps hislife belt into engagement with any one of the rings 13,

and jumps away from the derrick. His weight is suflicient toover-balance the weight 8, and he travels with the trolley 11, down theguy wire o toward the ground, and away from the derrick. As heapproaches the ground, the angles are 'suchthat the cable 15 begins totake up and bring the auxiliary weight 18 into play, therebyadditionally checking the descent, and rendering it'possible for an easylanding to be effected.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the preciseconstruction set forth, but that it includes within its purview whateverchanges fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of theappended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a derrick and its opposed guy wires, of anelement travelling upon one of said guy wires, adapted to support theweight of a man, a counter-balancing weight travelling along the otherof said guy Wires, a flexible connection between said element andweight, an auxiliary weight and means for bringing said auxiliary weightinto action after the first-named weight has moved to a predetermineddegree.

2. The combination with a derrick and its opposed guywires, of a trolleytravelling upon one of said guy wires, a weight travelling upon theother of said guy wires, a fixed pulley upon the derrick, a cableconnecting said trolley and said weight and passing over said pulley,and means adapted to support a workman depending from the trolley andlying in accessibility to the several platforms of the tower.

3. The combination with a derrick and its opposed guy wires, of atrolley travelling upon one of said guy wires, a weight travelling uponthe other of said guy wires, a fixed pulley upon the derrick, a cableconnecting said trolley and said weight and passing over said pulley, anauxiliary weight and connections between the auxiliary weight and thetrolley, through which said auxiliary weight is brought into actionafter the trolley has moved to a predetermined degree.

at. A device of the character described, comprising a derrick, a pulleyat the head thereof, a cable passing over said pulley, a trolleytravelling upon one of the guy wires of the derrick to which one end ofsaid pulley is attached, a weight supported by said trolley, a secondtrolley mounted upon an opposed guy wire of the derrick to which theother end of said cable is attached, an element de pending from the lastnamed trolley and extending past a plurality of theplatformsof thederrick, and provided withv means adapt: ed to be engaged by a lifebelt.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a derrick, a pulleyat the headthereof, a cable passing over said pulley, a trolleytravelling upon one of'the guy Wires of the derrick to which oneend ofsaid. pulley is attached, a weight supported by said trolley, a secondtrolley mounted upon an opposed guy Wire of the derrick to which theother end of said cable is attached, anelement dependingfromi the lastnamed trolley and extending past a plurality of the platforms of thederrick, and provided with means adapted to be engaged by a life belt, asecond cable attached to the second named trolley, and a weightconnected to the end of said cable, and

interposed guide pulleys over which the cable passes, as and for thepurposes-set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

DANIEL E. QUICK.

